She hardly liked the situation, yet she made it a rule not to interfere with the amusements of the Harlowe House girls.

When she had lived at Wayne Hall Mrs.Elwood had never questioned the comings and goings of her girls.

Still Grace was not pleased with Evelyn's careless manner of passing over her evident intention to go without even informing Grace of her departure.
Once on the train the two kept up a desultory conversation.

But little sympathy existed between them, and the situation grew momentarily more strained.

Grace caught Evelyn taking sly peeps at the magazine which she still held.